TOURNAMENT FACT SHEET

Quick Facts

The AJGA will host its second event at Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club.

Preseason Junior at Cimarron Hills is a 36-hole, stroke play event.

The field features 63 boys and 21 girls from 11 states and four countries.

The event is one of 13 IMG Academy Preseason Series events in 2014.

Tournament Storylines

Local flavor: 51 players from Texas will compete.

Boys Division

Hometown

Grad

Hunter Abshire

San Antonio

2016

Alec Bates

Austin

2015

Andrew Bloch

Tyler

2015

Peyten Christiansen

Houston

2017

Ben Crawford

Houston

2015

Adam Dahlstrom

The Woodlands

2016

Henry Fisher

Houston

2016

Trey Gillingwater

Austin

2017

Michael Herrera

Houston

2015

William Holcomb V

Crockett

2016

Jason Huffman

League City

2016

Garett James

Lumberton

2015

Cameron Keel

Houston

2015

Rishi Kejriwal

Austin

2017

Raleigh Kelley

Lakeway

2016

John Kellum

San Antonio

2016

Grant Lincecum

Houston

2017

Lee Maddox

Cypress

2015

Carter Marcontell

Southlake

2016

Clay McCrory

Spring

2015

McClure Meissner

San Antonio

2017

Andy Newton

Katy

2016

Peter Peng

Katy

2016

Michael Anthony Rome

Austin

2017

Russell Schuljak

Mansfield

2015

Bryson Scott

Plano

2016

Carson Smith

Lakeway

2017

Palmer Smith

Austin

2015

Byron Song

Flower Mound

2015

Suraj Swarup

The Woodlands

2015

Gibson Terry

Haslet

2016

Robert Todd

Friendswood

2015

Sloan Turrentine

McKinney

2015

Tyler Uhlig

Magnolia

2015

Clayton Vincent

Baytown

2016

Kyle Wang

Katy

2017

Benjamin Winter

Austin

2014

Girls Division

Hometown

Grad

Kari Bush

Houston

2016

Lauren Cox

Orange

2016

Kathryn Crouch

Harker Heights

2014

Kaitlyn Cummings

Waco

2015

Nicole Curtright

Plano

2015

Hillary Hernandez

Kyle

2017

Julie Houston

Allen

2015

Lauren Leslie

Houston

2015

Veronica McGrail

Spicewood

2016

Ann Parmerter

Austin

2015

Jenna Phillips

Austin

2015

Caylee Senn

Richmond

2016

Jordan Shackelford

Austin

2017

Faith Summers

San Antonio

2016

IMG Academy Preseason Series

The IMG Academy Preseason Series is designed specifically for AJGA members who have not yet been accepted to an AJGA tournament. For those members, the series offers the opportunity to compete against players with similar skill levels while building Performance Based Entry status before application deadlines arrive for summer Open and Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series events.

Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club

Cimarron hills was designed by Jack Nicklaus. It is nestled into the hills of Texas and provides changes in scenery and elevation. The 7,302-yard course challenges golfers with a wide array of obstacles and requires precision and calculated risks which provide a challenge for players of all skill levels.

At Home In Texas

Of the 84 players competing at the Preseason Junior at Cimarron Hills, 54 players are from the state of Texas. In 2013, the medalists from the Girls and Boys Divisions were Texas natives.

Media Accommodations

The Preseason Junior at Cimarron Hills will have AJGA communications representatives on hand to assist media throughout the week. Prior to the tournament the AJGA will provide information about the event and its participants, as well as assist with player interviews.

After each round, media officials on-site will write a recap with the day's results. These will be emailed to all media outlets. Interviews with AJGA Tournament Directors, Tournament Chairmen and juniors may be conducted before or after tournament rounds.

For more information about the AJGA and tournaments, please refer to ajga.org. Tournament websites are accessible from the homepage and include recaps, list of participants, tee times, live scoring, course and sponsorship information.

Preseason Series

The Preseason Junior at Cimarron Hills is one of 13 events held as part of the Preseason Series. The Preseason Series is designed specifically for AJGA members who have had limited acceptances into multi-day AJGA events. This series offers these members the opportunity to start building Performance Based Entry status before application deadlines arrive for summer Open and Junior All-Star series events.

About the AJGA

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls, ages 12-18) of more than 6,300 members from 48 states and more than 50 foreign countries. Through initiatives like the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant, a financial assistance program, and Leadership Links, a service-oriented platform that teaches juniors charitable-giving skills, the AJGA fosters the growth of golfs next generation.

Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex, which is in its fourth decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.